xvii pages, 195 plates : 29 cm

"196 plates (containing over 4700 individual photographs) from the famous Muybridge collection, chosen for their value to artists, doctors, and researchers"--Jacket

"A selection of plates from ... [the author's] Animal locomotion, first published in 1887"--Behind title page

Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. xii-xiv)

Men. Walking ; Running ; Jumping ; Lifting and heaving ; Throwing and catching ; Kicking, batting, and rowing ; Boxing and wrestling ; Acrobatics and fencing ; Various trades ; Standing, sitting, and lying down -- Women. Walking ; Picking up and putting down ; Standing ; Hopping, jumping, climbing, and crawling ; Dancing and turning ; Throwing ; Sitting ; Kneeling -- Children. Walking and running ; Crawling and climbing ; Picking up and carrying

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